lilt

• n. 轻快的动作；轻快活泼的调子
• vt. 轻快地动；唱轻快的调子；用欢快节奏唱
• vi. 轻快地动；唱轻快的调子；用欢快节奏唱

拟声词。

1. a jaunty rhythm in music

lilt (v.)

1510s, "to lift up" (the voice), probably from late 14c. West Midlands dialect lulten "to sound an alarm," of unknown origin. Possible relatives include Norwegian lilla "to sing" and Low German lul "pipe." It is possible that the whole loose group is imitative. Sense of "sing in a light manner" is first recorded 1786. Related: Lilted; lilting. As a noun, 1728, "lilting song," from the verb. As "rhythmical cadence," 1840.

Her voice is child-like, with a West Country lilt.

她的声音如孩童般，带有英格兰西南部诸郡的那种抑扬顿挫。

柯林斯例句

Her voice had a soft Welsh lilt to it.

她讲话的声音柔和而抑扬顿挫，有些威尔士口音。

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Sastri's speech was cultured and precise, with a Pakistan lilt.

萨斯特利 的话很有教养,相当准确, 略带巴基斯坦腔调.

辞典例句

She has a lilt to her voice.

她说话的声调抑扬顿挫.

辞典例句

And the music of the fluttering birds had an eerie lilt to it.

飞鸟的歌声听着也有点瘆人.

名作英译部分

Mr Goodnight's voice has returned to its more usual, gentle Southern lilt.

古德奈特恢复了南方人常见的温和轻快的语调.

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He has been running a lilt in the newspaper against child labour.

他一直在报上攻击雇用童工.

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His The Long Regret is considered on a par with Sea Lilt.

他的清唱剧《长恨歌》在艺术上堪称《海韵》的妹妹篇.

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She has a faint Irish lilt.

她有点爱尔兰口音.

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He speaks English with a strong Chinese accent and speaks Chinese with a lilt.

他说英国话带者浓重的中国口音,而说中国话又带几分洋腔调.

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The glint in the eye and the lilt in the voice are familiar to us all.

他闪闪发光的眼眸和轻快活泼的声音都是我们所熟悉的.

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Fan Po - wen spoke slowly with a feminine lilt in his voice, and his face beamed smugly.

范博文 用他那缓慢的女性的声调说, 脸上亮晶晶的似乎很得意.他说完了,就溜过眼波去找林佩珊的眼光.

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